Francoism in Spain did not survive its namesake. Cuba’s brand of communism is likely to suffer a similar fate.
Islam in Europe is being transformed from diaspora to "universal" forms. The latter portend a rise of radicalism and terrorism within the EU.
Leftist intellectual, communist apostate and fascist spy? Shoddy scholarship has obscured the legacy of Ignazio Silone, the political lightning rod of 20th-century Italian literati.
Was totalitarianism an aberration of mid-century now safely behind us, or has it merely changed its stripes?
The French understanding of the "national interest," epitomized by De Gaulle's thinking, reminds realists of the necessity of reflection on national identity.
Whereas in Central Europe Washington barely acknowledges Russian sensibilities, in Central Asia and the Caucasus it indulges them to excess.
Since the mid-1980s, Western academics and policymakers have regardedthe "tiger" economies of East Asia as an interesting intellectuallaboratory for debating theories about the causes of economic growth.
The world today, with some exceptions, is as furiously religious as it ever was, and in some places more so than ever.
The facts of the international scene have changed drastically in the last few years, but not many conservative pundits have changed their minds.
The measure of "greatness" in American presidents is often theretrospective appreciation of their willingness to "stay the course"in the face of determined opposition from powerful opponents.